, 1887-11-16
BREVITIEs.

A dispatch from San Reno says the
general health Of the crown pfince con-
tinues satisfactory.
Severe weather has set in at st Peters,
burg, and vessels are leaving to avoid be-.
ing ice bound.
DeLesseps has asked France for author
ity to raise a loan for the Panama canal
by issuing lottery bonds.
A party of farmers in the southern
part OF Pike county, Missouri, lynched
two tramps who had assaulted two young
ladies'.
Spain has seized the island of Peregril,
near Centa, on which she intends to erect
a lighthouse. The Moors are excited over
the seizure.
The sixth annual meeting of the Bap-
tist National congress began its session in
Indianapolis yesterday About 200 dele
gates are present.
Mrs. Kellogg, the mother of Clara
Louise Kellogg, has received a telegram
confirming the report of her marriage to
Carl s. Traskosch.
The election for rector of Glasgow uni
versity took place yesterday. Lord Rose
berry was chosen. He received S67 votes
against S45 for Lord Lytton.
Private kilograms have been received
stating that on Oet. 7 Henry M. Stanley
was 400 miles from Emin Pasha and that
he was taking half his force on forced
marches.
The grand jury has indicted for conspi-
racy members of the shoemakers' assem-
bly, K: OF l.. of New York City for de-
handing and securing the discharge of a
foreman In one of the shops.
DIR. I. 81. Helmbold, the once famous
medicine king was arrested on the streets
of New York yesterday helplessly intox-
icated, and at the request of his son was
sent to the Bellevue hospital.
The houses of many prominent people
in Paris are being searched by the French
police. and documents have been seized
which contain startling revelations in ref
erence to the traffic in decorations.
The assignee of A. d. Hatch & Co.
New York stock brokers, says that from
his investigation so far he judges that the
liabilities will not reach 5000, 900, and
that the assets would about cover them.
Surgeon General Hamilton yesterday
received a telegram from Tampa, Fla. say
ing that there were three new cases OF
yellow fever at Tampa Monday and no
deaths. There are thirteen cases in the
hospital.
Advices from Teheran state that the
Shar of Persia in April will start on a
tour of Europe. He will visit Russia,
Germany, Austria, France, England,
Italy and Turkey, returning to Persia in
September.
The Berlin National Gazette states that
H. a,-,A- ..-. = n
Bergmann, has gone to San Reno to be in
readiness to assist his chief when the OPP
Grafton of tracheotomy is performed on
the crown prince.
1t is announced that the Amnesty So
ciety and defense committee will join the
forces and assume the responsibility of
providing for che families of the dead
anarchists and a permanent fund will be
started for the purpose.
The racing at Waldo park, Kansas
City, ended yesterday. Lucky" Bald
win, of California, expressed a desire to
purchase one half interest IN the a~ssocia-
ton, as he is confident Kansas City will
become an important racing point.
The growth in the crown princes throat
is gradually increasing. As the prince
has declared himself opposed to the ex-
tirpation OF the whole larynx, difficulty of
breathing will sooner or later arise and
probably necessitate tracheotomy.
Lloyd Tevis, president, and John j..
Valentine, vice president of Wells, Fargo
II %, have completed an important con-
tract with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad company. The contract
covers the express business on all lines
operated or controlled by the Santa Fe
system, about 5000 miles in extent, and
is regarded as advantageous to both par
ties.
A committee OF the Union Veterans
Union called upon the president yester-
day and requested that veterans in the
public service as clerks shall not be COM
PEELED to enter" into competitive examina-
tions but retain their position and that
where they voluntarily enter examinations
Tor promotion preference be given them.
The president said he would consider the
matter.
Commodore Wilson, chief of the bureau
OF construction and repair of the navy
department, in his annual report renews
his recommendation that two new vessels
be built to replace the training ships Sar-
atoRa, jamestown and Portsmouth which
Sahuot possibly ne kept In tne service
much longer, and asks that special au.
thority be given for the repair of the
historic sloop Of war Hartford at a cost of
$4,000
Froude, the historian, has written a
letter in which he says: Amy form of
self government which might be conceded
TO the Irish people, whether local coun
ellis or parliament, will be used to increase
England's difficulty in keeping Ireland
attached to the Kingdom. The Irish can
be governed more easily than any other
people in the world under military or
quasi military rule. The police are uni
formly faithful and loyal. England never
yet succeeded IN governing Ireland consti
tutlonally nor ever will
The annual dinner of the chamber of
commerce of the state of New York was
held last night at Delmonico's. Covers
were laid for 2l2. The guests of the
evening included Secretary of the Treasury
Fairchild Secretary of the Interior Lamar,
British Fisheries Commissioner Joseph
chamberlain, Mayor Hewitt, Hon. Carl
Schurz, Gen. Schoield, Hon. S. S. Cox,
.Gen. Horace Porter, Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Whltelaw Reid and Andrew Carnegie.
Letters were read from President Cleve-
land, Senator ,JOhn Sherman and Gov